| Paperback | |
| Fiction | |
| 1 | THE KITE RUNNER (Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini
An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal. | 17 |
| 2 | THE LAST JUROR (Dell, $7.99). By John Grisham
The scion of a small town's wealthy and corrupt clan vows revenge on the jury that convicted him of murder. | 6 |
| 3 | THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT -TIME (Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets. | 35 |
| 4 | 3RD DEGREE (Warner, $7.99). By James Patterson &
Andrew Gross. Terrorist acts jolt San Francisco, compelling the Women's Murder Club to investigate. | 5 |
| 5 | THE ZERO GAME (Warner Vision, $7.99)
By Brad Meltzer. Wagering on the outcome of pending legislation turns deadly for two Capitol Hill Staffers. | 1 |
| 6 | DEAN KOONTZ'S FRANKENSTEIN: BOOK ONE:
PRODIGAL SON (Bantam, $7.99). By Dean R. Koontz &
Kevin J. Anderson. Dr. Frankenstein in the 21st century. | 1 |
| 7 | ANGELS & DEMONS (Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown. The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. | 55 |
| 8 | WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT (Jove, $7.99)
By Amanda Quick. A spiritualist's murder harbors grave tidings for a Victorian couple's budding romance. | 1 |
| 9 | LOVE OVERBOARD (HarperTorch, $7.50)
By Janet Evanovich. An early Evanovich yarn in which a detective leaves the city to open a bed & breakfast in Maine. | 1 |
| 10 | VISIONS IN DEATH (Berkley, $7.99). By J.D. Robb
NYC 2059: Cop Eve Dallas is aided in her hunt for a serial killer by a psychic's alarming visions of the crimes. | 1 |
| Nonfiction/General | |
| 1 | DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $13.95)
By Barack Obama. A memoir of a diverse and challenging youth by the freshman senator from Illinois. | 23 |
| 2 | READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN (Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi. A professor recalls her Western literature discussion groups for women students. | 52 |
| 3 | GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL (Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond. The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization. | 8 |
| 4 | THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE (Back Bay, $14.95)
By Malcolm Gladwell. A look at fads and their origins. | 5 |
| 5 | THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY (Vintage, $14.95)
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair. | 48 |
| 6 | A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson. A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements. | 18 |
| 7 | GHOST WARS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIA,
AFGHANISTAN, AND BIN LADEN ... TO SEPT. 10, 2001
(Penguin, $16). By Steve Coll. Covert operations. | 3 |
| 8 | THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: FINAL REPORT
OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST
ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES (Norton, $10) | 26 |
| 9 | DON'T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT: KNOW YOUR
VALUES AND FRAME THE DEBATE (Chelsea Green, $10)
By George Lakoff. A playbook for progressive activists. | 8 |
| 10 | THE GREAT INFLUENZA: THE EPIC STORY OF THE
DEADLIEST PLAGUE IN HISTORY (Penguin, $16)
By John M. Barry. The worldwide toll of the 1918 virus. | 1 |
| Hardcover | |
| Fiction | |
| 1 | THE BROKER (Doubleday, $27.95). By John Grisham
The CIA finagles the release of an attorney from federal prison to gain access to a satellite surveillance system. | 3 |
| 2 | THE DA VINCI CODE (Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity. | 55 |
| 3 | STATE OF FEAR (HarperCollins, $27.95)
By Michael Crichton. Eco-terrorists plot to create "natural disasters" in order to further their radical agenda. | 7 |
| 4 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 54 |
| 5 | CONVICTION (Random House, $25.95)
By Richard North Patterson. With an execution looming, a lawyer struggles to spare a man she believes to be innocent. | 1 |
| 6 | AFTERBURN (Atria, $24.95). By Zane
Yardley, a D.C. chiropractor pining away for his local bank teller, Raynes, finally marshals the courage to ask her out. | 4 |
| 7 | BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT (Putnam, $26.95)
By W.E.B. Griffin. In the launch of a new series, a Delta Force major is tapped to investigate a plane's hijacking. | 5 |
| 8 | THE DA VINCI CODE: SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION
(Doubleday, $35). By Dan Brown. Hundreds of photos and images supplement the art and cryptology thriller. | 10 |
| 9 | NIGHT FALL (Warner, $26.95). By Nelson DeMille
Anti-terrorist expert John Corey is driven to reassess the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island. | 7 |
| 10 | CHAINFIRE (Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind
The ninth book in Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" fantasy epic featuring Richard and Kahlan. | 4 |
| Nonfiction/General | |
| 1 | BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions. | 3 |
| 2 | COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED (Viking, $29.95). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement. | 5 |
| 3 | AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION (Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show. Humor meets history. | 17 |
| 4 | GOD'S POLITICS: WHY THE RIGHT GETS IT WRONG
AND THE LEFT DOESN'T GET IT
(HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95). By Jim Wallis | 2 |
| 5 | CODE NAMES: DECIPHERING U.S. MILITARY PLANS,
PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS IN THE 9/11 WORLD
(Steerforth, $27.95). By William M. Arkin | 1 |
| 6 | WINNING THE FUTURE: A 21ST CENTURY CONTRACT
WITH AMERICA (Regnery, $27.95). By Newt Gingrich
Five areas of concern for the new administration. | 3 |
| 7 | HIS EXCELLENCY: GEORGE WASHINGTON
(Knopf, $26.95). By Joseph J. Ellis. Biography of the statesman from British army soldier to U.S. president. | 12 |
| 8 | THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: THE POWER OF FREEDOM
TO OVERCOME TYRANNY & TERROR
(PublicAffairs, $26.95). By Natan Sharansky | 1 |
| 9 | WITNESS: FOR THE PROSECUTION OF SCOTT PETERSON
(ReganBooks, $25.95). By Amber Frey. Intimate details from the first blind date to the media-frenzied trial. | 4 |
| 10 | BLOWING MY COVER: MY LIFE AS A CIA SPY
(Putnam, $22.95). By Lindsay Moran. An espionage career that was rather more drudgery and less James Bond. | 4 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended January 30, 2005. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2005 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The advice & self-help list below is based on sales from 1/3/05 to 1/30/05.)
